3.12. Alternate Gray Bars on My Reports

Problem

You have some reports on which
you’d like to print alternate rows with gray bars in
the background. Printing these bars makes the reports easier to read,
especially when there’s lots of data or the report
is very wide. Is there a way to create these bars in Access?

Solution

There are a number of ways to print
alternate rows with gray and white backgrounds. The simplest method
is to alternate the background color of the detail section for each
new record. This solution shows you how to use this method to achieve
the desired effect on your reports.

To create your own reports with alternating gray bars in the detail
section, follow these steps: